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11-19-2013, 11:07 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Cambered doors
All my overhead cambered doors in my kitchen have fallen apart should I spend the time rebuilding the cambered doors or install custom solid doors that swing up on a piano hinge and gas shock
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11-20-2013, 10:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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I think you are talking about tambor roll up doors. It is expensive to replace them so you might be better to come up with an different door. The swing up door sounds like the way to go.
Perry
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11-20-2013, 10:54 AM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
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Estancia
, New Mexico
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Me thinks tambour also. You can rebuild them on the cheap, but it is labor intensive. Let me know if you want to know what I did. The tambour doors that always seem to cause problems are the bigger ones that open from left to right under the galley, credenza and lavarette. There is more of a case for replacing those with solid doors.
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11-20-2013, 11:24 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 Argosy 22
Pasadena
, California
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I love the look of the original tambour doors, but I secretly wish I had regular doors. Don't tell my girlfriend.
The under sink and stove doors are absolutely the worst. At least they don't randomly fall and slam on your fingers...
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11-20-2013, 11:28 AM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
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Estancia
, New Mexico
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crabbey1
I love the look of the original tambour doors, but I secretly wish I had regular doors. Don't tell my girlfriend.
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Cheat! Glue the tambour to a regular door face.
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11-20-2013, 11:31 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 Argosy 22
Pasadena
, California
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Clever idea! But I am basically done with this restoration. I will keep that in mind for the next one...
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11-20-2013, 12:38 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2013
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I build cabinets in my spare time and built new base cabinets that will have solid doors when I finish but for hanging reasons I kept the original uppers and want to try to keep some of the original look with my new modern look
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11-20-2013, 03:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
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Estancia
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Peter, what did you use for your wall treatment?
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11-20-2013, 05:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
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There are lots of folks on here who are gutting trailers or remodeling that may have some tambor doors for your cabinets.
Perry
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11-20-2013, 08:35 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lumatic
Peter, what did you use for your wall treatment?
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The previous and only other owner cooked with a lot of greasy food lol so the walls were pretty sticky and greasy after gutting the entire trailer and scrubbing the walls with spray nine then pine sol the walls came spotless, The spray nine was the key to disinfecting the trailer had spme mice in it when i bought it. I then painted the walls with Behr marquee exterior paint that adheres to vinyl it worked very good needed two coats but seems to be very durable.
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11-20-2013, 08:41 PM
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Site Team
1963 26' Overlander
Hollis
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Oct 2009
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I'm betting Lumatic was actually asking about the metal tile, cool effect! What did you use?
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11-20-2013, 08:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reinergirl
I'm betting Lumatic was actually asking about the metal tile, cool effect! What did you use?
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YUP, But I like the paint too1
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11-20-2013, 09:39 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lumatic
YUP, But I like the paint too1
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Ohh lol that was easy I used a stainless mosaic tile I bought from lowes
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11-20-2013, 09:43 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 21
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Because of the 2"x2" squares it molds to the curve easy aswell
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02-17-2014, 06:30 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Just a odd question not sure where to post it. Do u by chance know how to pull the cabnets on a 69 streamline without damaging the inner wall?
There does not seem to be anyone else asking this kind of thing.
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06-05-2014, 08:05 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 21
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You just have to look at it meticulously and one screw at a time ant there are lots of them trust me. You can save a little time if you are not salvaging the cupboards
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